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According to ancient Greek texts, this was a land of eternal spring, inhabited by a race of giants who lived for a thousand years without disease or war. They called it Hyperborea, a realm existing ...

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The names of Greek islands depend on spelling, grammar, ancient Greek mythology, and the geomorphology of the place.